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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) On The Laken Riley Act and Confrimation Hearings Ahead

 
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune was my first guest today as my program moved to afternoon drive in the Beltway and across the eastern time zone, noon-3 out in the Pacific time zone:

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Transcript:

HH: The majority leader in the United States Senate is Senator John Thune of South Dakota. He’s the first guest on the afternoon edition of the Hugh Hewitt Show. Senator Thune, Leader Thune, welcome. It’s great to have you. Congratulations on assuming this. I hope it’s not too much of a headache. Let’s get rolling. Tell me about the Laken Riley Act, because I think a lot of Americans hope that passes quickly.

JT: I hope it does, too, Hugh. And by the way, welcome to the afternoons.

HH: Thank you.

JT: And congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeyes.

HH: Thank you. We are, we’re up against the Irish now. I hate this game, because they’re my favorite two teams. But of course, the Buckeyes are first in the hearts of everyone.

JT: (laughing) Of course. I know they’re first in your heart. Yeah, so look, Laken Riley’s horrific murder is something that never should have happened. And she would still be with us today and would have turned 23-years-old on Friday this last week. But you know, the individual responsible was arrested not once, but twice, released by authorities in New York before an ICE detention order could be issued. And the legislation is intended to make sure it never happens again. And I hope that as it relates to the process, the Democrats agreed with us last week to get on the bill. And it seems like they’ve changed their tune on this issue, and quite frankly, it’s long overdue. But we should have passed this last year to ensure this kind of tragedy doesn’t happen again. And I hope that we can get the votes this week to get it across the finish line.

HH: Now Senator, this takes 60 votes, correct?

JT: It does. Correct.

HH: And so are you counting on finding seven Democrats to actually help the Republicans pass a get tough on crime and illegal migration bill?

JT: I hope so. I mean, I’m always, I never put anything in the bank when it comes to dealing with Democrats, but it seems like at least, Hugh, that they have concluded that they are on the wrong side of this issue. And you know, the only way this gets done, it’s 60 votes, is if we get some Democrats to vote for it. And we, you know, intend to put them on the record one way or the other. And if they want to defend criminals who are in this country illegally, who are committing criminal acts against American citizens, in this case a horrific murder, that’s their decision to make. But I’ve got to believe there are seven Democrats out there that are going to end up voting with us, and turn this into law.

HH: And doubt in your mind that President-Elect Trump when he becomes president on Monday will sign it?

JT: I believe he will. I have talked to him about it, and I think he’s excited to do that.

HH: Now it’s a complicated piece of legislation. I’m going to hone in on one thing, Senator, which is the ability of local governments impacted by these waves of migration to sue the federal government for failure to execute duty. I’m all in favor of that. What do you think?

JT: Yeah, I mean, it’s not, I would agree with you that it’s an issue that has been raised in terms of some of the nuances of how this all works, but frankly, I think that we need this. I think it’s, these are authorities that are overdue, and I think frankly, as we deal with some of these types of cases and these types of issues, if local governments are going to behave and act in this fashion, there’s got to be some transparency and some accountability for that.

HH: Now Senator, I walk to talk to you about confirmations. And just globally, you don’t know what’s going on, on everything in the Senate, but we have a whole raft of confirmations. Do you expect that the President-Elect will get most if not all of his senior appointees within a couple of weeks?

JT: I mean, I don’t think it’s in a couple of weeks. I hope he does. I think he’s going to get them. And the question is a matter of timing and how quickly we can move and get the Democrats to work with us. But I feel good about where we are, Hugh. I think the President’s nominees, they’ve got a lot of confirmation hearings this week. We have, I think 17 or so confirmation hearings for some of these noms. And once they’re reported out of the committee, as soon as the President is sworn in, he has to sign the paperwork. He has to officially nominate these people. And then the committees, the Senate committees that have held the confirmation hearings, can report them out to the floor once they’re officially nominated by the President. And once they’re ready for floor consideration, we’ll go to work and try and confirm as many as we can as quickly as we can. And again, I hope that the Democrats cooperate on this. And we ought to return to what is the Obama standard. And you know, Obama’s first 12 nominees were confirmed in 15 days. And when Trump came to office, that number shifted. It was 42. It took 42 days to get his first 12 though.

HH: Wow.

JT: So we need to get back to the Obama standard, and we’re going to be pushing hard to get the Democrats to do that.

HH: Now Leader Thune, I want to switch to California. Right now, and there’s first a set-up question. You’re talking to L.A. on AM870 to San Diego on 1170. I’ve got affiliates all across the Golden State. You know, it’s lunch hour. It’s right when they’re off driving around and they’re worried about the wind. The AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act did not make it out of the last Congress. But everyone’s been listening to AM radio in Southern California around the clock, because we’re faster than television. Is that bill going to get back on the floor and passed?

JT: I think it will. You know, we reported it out of the Senate Commerce Committee last year, as you know, and it didn’t make it across the floor. But we get another, this is a new Congress, and new leadership, new majorities. And we’re going to do everything we can to get that done. I think it’s, you know, as you point out, especially now, this is the time when people really are dialed in to their radios in times of crisis, in particular. And there’s so many folks out there in California who need the news and information about, you know, not only where to go, but also what’s coming next. And so we’re, I hear what you’re saying, and we’ll do what we can to get that done.

HH: Now Senator, you’re a man of the west. And you know Southern California pretty well. I’m broadcasting in Orange County today from Studio West instead of my normal posting inside the Beltway. And I’ll be out here teaching law school for a while. This is beyond anything I’ve ever seen in America. It’s just devastating. We have houseguests who are refugees. Their house has not burned down, but came really, really close over the weekend, but didn’t burn down. A lot of people have lost everything. What does the Congress do in the aftermath of this? And I hope it’s not just send money. I want strings attached to fix the local, state, and regional governments, which are completely failed here. What do you think the federal Congress and president can do?

JT: Well, I think first off, as you point out, our heart goes out to families of those who died, thousands of people who have lost their homes. It is devastating to watch, and all I’m seeing, Hugh, is images on television. They tell me, people who are on the ground out there, that it’s way worse. But it looks like, yeah, it looks like Hiroshima, you know, It’s just, it’s really, really devastating, and so hard to observe and watch, and I’m sure if you’re somebody in California, experience. So it’s horrible. Leaders need to take a serious look at what went wrong, what they can do to prevent it in the future. But in the meantime, we’ve got to figure out how to get people recovered and back on their feet. And I agree with you. I think that it’s important that as we think about this, and you know, we just did in December. $110 billion dollars in disaster relief funding, including $29 billion for FEMA, so there’s some funding in place to help with this initial response. And then we need to take an assessment of, you know, what the need is going to be, and what’s the best way of ensuring that it’s covered, people get made whole, but we understand exactly what the role of the different levels of government should be. And certainly, first and foremost, California is on the front lines of this. And I would expect they’ll take the lead role. And we’ll find out, you know. We hear some numbers coming out of there, but we just don’t know the assessment, yet. And when we do, hopefully, we’ll be able to better react to that.

HH: I’m going to keep Senator Thune for five more minutes, and I’ll replay it on the other side. But this is California’s Chernobyl. It is stripped away, like Chernobyl did to the Soviet Union, the rot in the California state and local government system. And there are things the federal government can do under the Spending Power, which are perfectly acceptable. And I’m going to ask Senator Thune one question after the break that I’ll open the next segment with. Don’t go anywhere, America. Stay tuned.

— – – — –

HH: I am back with Majority Leader John Thune. Leader Thune, you know, from South Dakota, because South Dakota has endangered species issues, that we’ve got the Endangered Habitat’s League. We’ve got the Center for Biological Diversity. We’ve got the Coastal Sage Scrub Conservancy, the Sea and Sage Audubon, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the Spirit of the Sage Council. We’ve got 1,000 groups that don’t want to do fire prevention. And they argue it’s endangered species. Do you think you can look at, because you actually know about this stuff coming from South Dakota, suspending or consolidating or expediting Doug Burgum’s role in forest management and ecological management so this doesn’t happen again?

JT: We have to, Hugh. And so Burgum will have a role in that, as will Brooke Rollins, Department of Agriculture.

HH: Oh, yes.

JT: …interestingly enough, as jurisdiction over the Forest Service. But you’re right. I mean, we’ve dealt with this in South Dakota. And there are groups out there that just want to let it burn. And you know, we take active forest management pretty seriously given the threat that’s posed to a lot of our communities. And you can’t completely prevent fires from starting, but proper management, proper management can greatly limit their intensity and their ability to spread quickly. And we have, in South Dakota, a great example of state management. It’s called Custer State Park. And it stands sort od side-by-side with the national forest. And you can have just such different experiences, because in Custer State Park, the state of South Dakota manages it in a way that prevents a lot of the fuel loads that contribute to these fires that get out of control. You are so right. There are just, there’s a common sense way to do this in the way that considers the multiple uses that some of our forests have. And this obsession that folks on the left have with, you know, just letting it burn and letting nature take its course is incredibly costly, as we’re seeing every day in California.

HH: So the follow-up on that, there’s a famous Supreme Court case I teach every year to my students – South Dakota V. Dole. And it said hey, South Dakota and every other state, you don’t get any federal revenue for highways unless you raise the drinking age to 21. That’s a Constitutional use of the Spending Power. I would like to see the Spending Power deployed at the Coastal Commission, among others (Regional Water Quality Control Board, CARB). There are a thousand agencies out here, that they are neutered. They have to step back. They’ve turned us into an ungovernable state. Now that’s not easily done, but do you think someone will look into it on your team?

JT: Absolutely. And I think that these are issues that are going to continue to get litigated. But somebody’s got to be bringing these cases. But we have watched and observed far too often, far too frequently, what happens when you have bad management and bad governance built around a set of assumptions that don’t fit with the real world. And I think that you know, bringing common sense and an acceptance of reality and what’s worked, and practices that have been employed in the past that actually get good results is what we ought to be focused on. And I’m hoping that with a new administration, we will see an aggressive role by the leaders in those key departments, as you mentioned, and with us in Congress working with them to try and bring a new approach, an approach that’s grounded in reality and not in somebody’s ideology.

HH: Majority Leader Thune, thank you. I look forward to talking to you often as we drive people home from work. Thank you, Senator. Back to the floor with you. NO time to lose.

JT: Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

HH: Thank you.

JT: All right, Bye, Hugh. Bye now. Thanks.

HH: Thanks.

JT: Yup. See ya.

End of interview.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune was my first guest today as my program moved to afternoon drive in the Beltway and across the eastern time zone, noon-3 out in the Pacific time zone:

Audio:

01-13hhs-thune

Transcript:

HH: The majority leader in the United States Senate is Senator John Thune of South Dakota. He’s the first guest on the afternoon edition of the Hugh Hewitt Show. Senator Thune, Leader Thune, welcome. It’s great to have you. Congratulations on assuming this. I hope it’s not too much of a headache. Let’s get rolling. Tell me about the Laken Riley Act, because I think a lot of Americans hope that passes quickly.

JT: I hope it does, too, Hugh. And by the way, welcome to the afternoons.

HH: Thank you.

JT: And congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeyes.

HH: Thank you. We are, we’re up against the Irish now. I hate this game, because they’re my favorite two teams. But of course, the Buckeyes are first in the hearts of everyone.

JT: (laughing) Of course. I know they’re first in your heart. Yeah, so look, Laken Riley’s horrific murder is something that never should have happened. And she would still be with us today and would have turned 23-years-old on Friday this last week. But you know, the individual responsible was arrested not once, but twice, released by authorities in New York before an ICE detention order could be issued. And the legislation is intended to make sure it never happens again. And I hope that as it relates to the process, the Democrats agreed with us last week to get on the bill. And it seems like they’ve changed their tune on this issue, and quite frankly, it’s long overdue. But we should have passed this last year to ensure this kind of tragedy doesn’t happen again. And I hope that we can get the votes this week to get it across the finish line.

HH: Now Senator, this takes 60 votes, correct?

JT: It does. Correct.

HH: And so are you counting on finding seven Democrats to actually help the Republicans pass a get tough on crime and illegal migration bill?

JT: I hope so. I mean, I’m always, I never put anything in the bank when it comes to dealing with Democrats, but it seems like at least, Hugh, that they have concluded that they are on the wrong side of this issue. And you know, the only way this gets done, it’s 60 votes, is if we get some Democrats to vote for it. And we, you know, intend to put them on the record one way or the other. And if they want to defend criminals who are in this country illegally, who are committing criminal acts against American citizens, in this case a horrific murder, that’s their decision to make. But I’ve got to believe there are seven Democrats out there that are going to end up voting with us, and turn this into law.

HH: And doubt in your mind that President-Elect Trump when he becomes president on Monday will sign it?

JT: I believe he will. I have talked to him about it, and I think he’s excited to do that.

HH: Now it’s a complicated piece of legislation. I’m going to hone in on one thing, Senator, which is the ability of local governments impacted by these waves of migration to sue the federal government for failure to execute duty. I’m all in favor of that. What do you think?

JT: Yeah, I mean, it’s not, I would agree with you that it’s an issue that has been raised in terms of some of the nuances of how this all works, but frankly, I think that we need this. I think it’s, these are authorities that are overdue, and I think frankly, as we deal with some of these types of cases and these types of issues, if local governments are going to behave and act in this fashion, there’s got to be some transparency and some accountability for that.

HH: Now Senator, I walk to talk to you about confirmations. And just globally, you don’t know what’s going on, on everything in the Senate, but we have a whole raft of confirmations. Do you expect that the President-Elect will get most if not all of his senior appointees within a couple of weeks?

JT: I mean, I don’t think it’s in a couple of weeks. I hope he does. I think he’s going to get them. And the question is a matter of timing and how quickly we can move and get the Democrats to work with us. But I feel good about where we are, Hugh. I think the President’s nominees, they’ve got a lot of confirmation hearings this week. We have, I think 17 or so confirmation hearings for some of these noms. And once they’re reported out of the committee, as soon as the President is sworn in, he has to sign the paperwork. He has to officially nominate these people. And then the committees, the Senate committees that have held the confirmation hearings, can report them out to the floor once they’re officially nominated by the President. And once they’re ready for floor consideration, we’ll go to work and try and confirm as many as we can as quickly as we can. And again, I hope that the Democrats cooperate on this. And we ought to return to what is the Obama standard. And you know, Obama’s first 12 nominees were confirmed in 15 days. And when Trump came to office, that number shifted. It was 42. It took 42 days to get his first 12 though.

HH: Wow.

JT: So we need to get back to the Obama standard, and we’re going to be pushing hard to get the Democrats to do that.

HH: Now Leader Thune, I want to switch to California. Right now, and there’s first a set-up question. You’re talking to L.A. on AM870 to San Diego on 1170. I’ve got affiliates all across the Golden State. You know, it’s lunch hour. It’s right when they’re off driving around and they’re worried about the wind. The AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act did not make it out of the last Congress. But everyone’s been listening to AM radio in Southern California around the clock, because we’re faster than television. Is that bill going to get back on the floor and passed?

JT: I think it will. You know, we reported it out of the Senate Commerce Committee last year, as you know, and it didn’t make it across the floor. But we get another, this is a new Congress, and new leadership, new majorities. And we’re going to do everything we can to get that done. I think it’s, you know, as you point out, especially now, this is the time when people really are dialed in to their radios in times of crisis, in particular. And there’s so many folks out there in California who need the news and information about, you know, not only where to go, but also what’s coming next. And so we’re, I hear what you’re saying, and we’ll do what we can to get that done.

HH: Now Senator, you’re a man of the west. And you know Southern California pretty well. I’m broadcasting in Orange County today from Studio West instead of my normal posting inside the Beltway. And I’ll be out here teaching law school for a while. This is beyond anything I’ve ever seen in America. It’s just devastating. We have houseguests who are refugees. Their house has not burned down, but came really, really close over the weekend, but didn’t burn down. A lot of people have lost everything. What does the Congress do in the aftermath of this? And I hope it’s not just send money. I want strings attached to fix the local, state, and regional governments, which are completely failed here. What do you think the federal Congress and president can do?

JT: Well, I think first off, as you point out, our heart goes out to families of those who died, thousands of people who have lost their homes. It is devastating to watch, and all I’m seeing, Hugh, is images on television. They tell me, people who are on the ground out there, that it’s way worse. But it looks like, yeah, it looks like Hiroshima, you know, It’s just, it’s really, really devastating, and so hard to observe and watch, and I’m sure if you’re somebody in California, experience. So it’s horrible. Leaders need to take a serious look at what went wrong, what they can do to prevent it in the future. But in the meantime, we’ve got to figure out how to get people recovered and back on their feet. And I agree with you. I think that it’s important that as we think about this, and you know, we just did in December. $110 billion dollars in disaster relief funding, including $29 billion for FEMA, so there’s some funding in place to help with this initial response. And then we need to take an assessment of, you know, what the need is going to be, and what’s the best way of ensuring that it’s covered, people get made whole, but we understand exactly what the role of the different levels of government should be. And certainly, first and foremost, California is on the front lines of this. And I would expect they’ll take the lead role. And we’ll find out, you know. We hear some numbers coming out of there, but we just don’t know the assessment, yet. And when we do, hopefully, we’ll be able to better react to that.

HH: I’m going to keep Senator Thune for five more minutes, and I’ll replay it on the other side. But this is California’s Chernobyl. It is stripped away, like Chernobyl did to the Soviet Union, the rot in the California state and local government system. And there are things the federal government can do under the Spending Power, which are perfectly acceptable. And I’m going to ask Senator Thune one question after the break that I’ll open the next segment with. Don’t go anywhere, America. Stay tuned.

— – – — –

HH: I am back with Majority Leader John Thune. Leader Thune, you know, from South Dakota, because South Dakota has endangered species issues, that we’ve got the Endangered Habitat’s League. We’ve got the Center for Biological Diversity. We’ve got the Coastal Sage Scrub Conservancy, the Sea and Sage Audubon, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the Spirit of the Sage Council. We’ve got 1,000 groups that don’t want to do fire prevention. And they argue it’s endangered species. Do you think you can look at, because you actually know about this stuff coming from South Dakota, suspending or consolidating or expediting Doug Burgum’s role in forest management and ecological management so this doesn’t happen again?

JT: We have to, Hugh. And so Burgum will have a role in that, as will Brooke Rollins, Department of Agriculture.

HH: Oh, yes.

JT: …interestingly enough, as jurisdiction over the Forest Service. But you’re right. I mean, we’ve dealt with this in South Dakota. And there are groups out there that just want to let it burn. And you know, we take active forest management pretty seriously given the threat that’s posed to a lot of our communities. And you can’t completely prevent fires from starting, but proper management, proper management can greatly limit their intensity and their ability to spread quickly. And we have, in South Dakota, a great example of state management. It’s called Custer State Park. And it stands sort od side-by-side with the national forest. And you can have just such different experiences, because in Custer State Park, the state of South Dakota manages it in a way that prevents a lot of the fuel loads that contribute to these fires that get out of control. You are so right. There are just, there’s a common sense way to do this in the way that considers the multiple uses that some of our forests have. And this obsession that folks on the left have with, you know, just letting it burn and letting nature take its course is incredibly costly, as we’re seeing every day in California.

HH: So the follow-up on that, there’s a famous Supreme Court case I teach every year to my students – South Dakota V. Dole. And it said hey, South Dakota and every other state, you don’t get any federal revenue for highways unless you raise the drinking age to 21. That’s a Constitutional use of the Spending Power. I would like to see the Spending Power deployed at the Coastal Commission, among others (Regional Water Quality Control Board, CARB). There are a thousand agencies out here, that they are neutered. They have to step back. They’ve turned us into an ungovernable state. Now that’s not easily done, but do you think someone will look into it on your team?

JT: Absolutely. And I think that these are issues that are going to continue to get litigated. But somebody’s got to be bringing these cases. But we have watched and observed far too often, far too frequently, what happens when you have bad management and bad governance built around a set of assumptions that don’t fit with the real world. And I think that you know, bringing common sense and an acceptance of reality and what’s worked, and practices that have been employed in the past that actually get good results is what we ought to be focused on. And I’m hoping that with a new administration, we will see an aggressive role by the leaders in those key departments, as you mentioned, and with us in Congress working with them to try and bring a new approach, an approach that’s grounded in reality and not in somebody’s ideology.

HH: Majority Leader Thune, thank you. I look forward to talking to you often as we drive people home from work. Thank you, Senator. Back to the floor with you. NO time to lose.

JT: Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

HH: Thank you.

JT: All right, Bye, Hugh. Bye now. Thanks.

HH: Thanks.

JT: Yup. See ya.

End of interview.

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